Jimmy Jewel
as Alec Gibson
Funny Man
1981
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Comedy, Drama
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GB
"Funny Man" chronicles an extended family of UK music-hall entertainers in the late 1920s, an era of decline for variety entertainment, as audiences flocked instead to motion-picture cinemas.
Cast
Episodes
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Side by Side
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Me and My Shadow
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The Keys of the Kingdom
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The Good of the Cause
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Grown-up Girlie
E5The arrival of an arrogant new leading man upsets the troupe.
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Hearth and Home
E6Alec's children ignore his warnings about aspiring to more sophisticated circles, with upsetting consequences.
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Letting Go
E7Teddy strives to be treated as an adult, and the troupe enjoy a riotous fancy-dress party.
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Gingerbread House
E8Both Gwen and Davey are offered life-changing possibilities, but this threatens both the troupe and their own relationship.
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A Bee in a Bonnet
E9June 1931. Despite a cold, Davey prepares to perform for a major producer and is too preoccupied to see that Gwen's pregnancy and isolation have affected her mental health.
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Many Happy Returns
E10It's 1932 and Davey is well established in his solo career. Kath tries to accept her now dried out Bobby.
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Song and Dance
E11September 1932. With more members of the troupe moving out of the Lodging House, Alec contemplates the bleak future for Music Hall entertainment, but Elsie is still there for support.
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Ships That Pass
E12It's 1932, and Alec is now back with Elsie and accepts that Music Hall is dying, and that he must move on.
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Trumpet Voluntary
E13May 1933. A year on and Alec feels strong enough to help George start on his new tour.
